What type of school is Laerskool Booysens?

Laerskool Booysens is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Laerskool Booysens has 1,494 enrolled learners and 49 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Laerskool Booysens located?

Laerskool Booysens is in Hercules, TSHWANE WEST district, Gauteng. Address: 20, C/O WILHELM AND ATTIE STREET, BOOYSENS, HERCULES, PRETORIA.

Laerskool Booysens

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 700230797

Hercules, TSHWANE WEST, Gauteng

1,494

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Laerskool Booysens?

Laerskool Booysens is a public primary school in Hercules, within the TSHWANE WEST education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,494 enrolled learners and 49 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,494 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Laerskool Booysens?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 32%

(Q5 Primary schools in Gauteng)

What other schools are near Laerskool Booysens?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Hoër Tegniese Skool Pretoria-Tuine

SecondaryPublicQ5

792 learners 42 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 79%

Pretoria · 1.3km away

Laerskool Generaal Nicolaas Smit

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,573 learners 54 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 44%

Pretoria West · 1.4km away

Laerskool Tuinrand

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,275 learners 40 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Tuine · 1.7km away

Daspoort Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,343 learners 45 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 19%

Hercules · 1.7km away

Suiderberg School

CombinedPublic

701 learners 54 educators 13:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Suiderberg · 2.1km away

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20, C/O WILHELM AND ATTIE STREET, BOOYSENS, HERCULES, PRETORIA

0123795195

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.